![]() ![]() "We" refers to both Smeagol and Gollum, as both are affected Smeagol is not completely gone: he is trying to resurface and overcome Gollum Smeagol is slowly being swallowed up by Gollum (or the power of the Ring), and is only a shred of his former self, unable to feel such things as love The people of ME long for sauron to be overcome, for the light to dawn again. Gimli says in the books "oath may comfort a quaking heart." Mornie utulie ( Darkness has come)Īlways believe in what you are fighting for, even when it seems hopeless, for Frodo is fighting for the "good in the world", and he gains hope when Sam says that. The hobbits are essentially fighting for their home, and to save it, they must leave it. ![]() In the books, gimli says "It would be faithless to say Farewell when the road darkens" or something along those lines.Īnother Galadriel conection "To bear a ring of power is to be alone." Earendil was the Quenya translation for what we call venus, the Evening Star. Both seem to fit.Ī conection to Galadriel's words about "May it be a light for you in dark place". I think it's quite possible that the writer meant this way, or Ringbearer's way. His soul is lost, and, at least in life, he can never go back to the way things were. AP: repitition of what Smeagol told himself from AP's POV. "Alone", I think, could mean two things: that he is free of the ring, one person again or that because of the ring he never had any true friends. AP: He will only truly understand and truly be free moments before his own demise, because that's what it will take. It's telling them to take backall the terrible things they did together, and telling Smeagol to redeem himself. Again the abstract person talking to Smeagol AND Gollum. But it's too late, he can't change the past. If only he'd chosen to do something else, to be stronger, to resist the ring, or even to kill himself rather than kill Deagol and seal his fate. No a person actually talking to him literally, but just what Smeagol is being told. This part, instead of being from Smeagol's POV, is from someone talking to Smeagol. I'm not sure with this I'll have to think about it. And yes, part of him refuses to blame it on the ring. In the end, he accepts his fate, but retains the regret that no one helped him. The lost soul can never become as it once was before the ring was found. He now waits for when Frodo and Sam will inevitably leave him as well. Because of Gollum, everyone Smeagol ever cared for left him: Deagol, his other old friends and family who had shunned him, his grandmother he'd been sure would take him in, and probably others. Those being the lies, they led to the hurt, th 500 year solitude, and the blame: Gollum was shunned by his former friends, and even by his grandmother, after killing Deagol. Gollum told him that Smeagol needed him, that no one could ever like him, but that Gollum is his only friend, only companionship. "you" I think means that he is actually talking to Gollum, who made him countless promises of grandeur and power. "we" means that Smeagol is almost forgetting that he ever was Smeagol at all, and he doesn't even notice that he's using words such as that and 'us'. "Where once was light, now darkness falls. ![]() Ringbearer, I like the way you interpret the lyrics, but I myself interpreted them a different way: I can't help myself, here are two other people's interpretations. I'd love to hear what other people think about the meaning behind the lyrics. Of course there are a bunch of ways to talk about this, but i'm just fascinated at all the tenses in this song. G: And you will weep when you face the end alone. S: Take back the lies, the hurt, the blame. G: These tears you cry have come too late. ![]() S: No loyal friend was ever there for me. S: These tears we cry are falling rain, for all the lies you told us, the hurt the blame. Try to obey the master, get rid of gollum. I think it's safe to say that smeagol was friendly to frodo. S: Where once was light, now darkness falls.įoreshadowing of many things like gollum taking over, into the cave, sauron rising. While they may not actually be entirely correct and i'm totally open to new theories, it was pretty chilling to listen knowing "who" is speaking. I was doing some in depth listening to the lyrics of Gollum's song and was wondering is there any statement of what the point is behind the song? I was listening and trying to take the actual words and place them into Gollum/Smeagol speak. ![]()
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